Opal Lee’s Juneteenth dream came true, but she isn’t done
Fort Worth, Texas (AP) – Opal Lee’s dream of seeing Juneteenth become a federal holiday was finally realized over the summer, but the energetic woman …
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Local governments can lead in public safety movement
Negotiations on a federal police reform bill have collapsed because Congressional Republicans are willing to stand in the way of lifesaving changes to policing. It …
Imagine a world with U.S.-China cooperation
On Sept. 10, 2021, during an important diplomatic meeting that occurred by telephone, U.S. President Joseph Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed the necessity …
Nat’l Cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
Washington National Cathedral announced Thursday it has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wideranging works depicting African American life, to design new …
Faith groups aid migrants, denounce mistreatment
Faith-based groups – many of them longtime advocates for a more welcoming immigration policy – have been scrambling to keep up with fast-paced developments in …
Black Lives Matter and the color of your skin
There is a pervasive sickness in America, and it is called white supremacy, and systemic racism. These ideologies are invisible, and many Americans now believe …
Secure Michigan Vote, a trick or treat?
Halloween is coming early this year. The State Board of Canvassers have granted approval to a bogus Secure MI Vote for a misleading petition drive. …
Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities
Mullins, S.C. (AP) – When the last mourners departed and funeral director Shawn Troy was left among the headstones, he wept alone. For five decades, …
The world has changed for Black people since 9/11
It has been 20 years since 9/11, and America has dramatically changed, and the world that we live in is moving at 100 miles an …
The pandemic panorama: horse medicine, herd immunity and frogs in boiling water
Daytona Beach radio-host Marc Bernier died after being hospitalized for three weeks with COVID-19. Bernier, 65, told a guest on his show in December, “I’m …